Plug connector with improved insertion reliability

ABSTRACT

A plug connector includes a housing, a built-in circuit board partially located in the housing, and a cable electrically connected to the built-in circuit board. The housing includes a mating surface. The built-in circuit board includes a tongue plate and a number of conductive pads provided on the tongue plate. The housing includes an extension plate extending along a mating direction of the plug connector. The tongue plate and the extension plate protrude beyond the mating surface along the mating direction. The extension plate further protrudes beyond the tongue plate along the mating direction. Two lateral sides of the plug connector also respectively include slots extending through the mating surface. As a result, the insertion reliability of the plug connector of the present disclosure is improved.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims priority of a Chinese Patent ApplicationNo. 202122892800.7, filed on Nov. 22, 2021 and titled “PLUG CONNECTOR”,the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a plug connector, which belongs to atechnical field of connectors.

BACKGROUND

A plug connector in the related art includes a housing, a tongue plate,and a cable. A plurality of conductive pads are provided on at least onesurface of the tongue plate. The plug connector includes a matingsurface. The tongue plate generally protrudes beyond the mating surface.

In order to improve the mating stability of the plug connector when theplug connector is inserted into a mating receptacle connector, the plugconnector further includes an extension plate protruding beyond themating surface. The extension plate and the tongue plate are parallel toeach other.

However, in the process of mating the plug connector with the receptacleconnector, how to further ensure the insertion position of the plugconnector so as to avoid damage to the tongue plate and the conductivepads due to insertion deviation, is a technical problem that needs to besolved by those of ordinary skill in the art.

SUMMARY

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a plug connector withhigh insertion reliability.

In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure adopts thefollowing technical solution: a plug connector, including: a housing,the housing including a mating surface; a built-in circuit board, thebuilt-in circuit board being partially located in the housing, thebuilt-in circuit board including a tongue plate and a plurality ofconductive pads provided on the tongue plate; and a cable, the cablebeing electrically connected to the built-in circuit board; wherein thehousing includes an extension plate extending along a mating directionof the plug connector; both the tongue plate and the extension plateprotrude beyond the mating surface along the mating direction; and theextension plate further protrudes beyond the tongue plate along themating direction; and wherein each lateral side of the plug connectordefines a slot extending through the mating surface.

Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure is provided with anextension plate extending along the mating direction and protrudingbeyond the tongue plate. When the plug connector is inserted into thereceptacle connector, the extension pate can be the first to contact thereceptacle connector, which facilitates the realization of the initialpositioning of the plug connector when inserted. In addition, twolateral sides of the plug connector of the present disclosure alsorespectively include slots extending through the mating surface, and theslots can be used to mate with positioning protrusions of the receptacleconnector, which is beneficial to realize the secondary positioning ofthe plug connector. As a result, the insertion reliability of the plugconnector is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective schematic view of a plug connector in accordancewith an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a perspective schematic view of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a circled part A in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of a circled part B in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 7 is a partially exploded perspective view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective exploded view of FIG. 7 from anotherangle;

FIG. 9 is a further partial perspective exploded view of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective exploded view of FIG. 9 from anotherangle;

FIG. 11 is a perspective exploded view of two return springs, twolocking arms and a driving member in FIG. 9 ;

FIG. 12 is a perspective exploded view of FIG. 11 from another angle;

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG.1 , wherein the locking arm is located at a locked position;

FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another state in FIG. 13, wherein the locking arm is located at an unlocked position;

FIG. 15 is a partial enlarged view of a frame part Din FIG. 13 ; and

FIG. 16 is a partial enlarged view of a frame part E in FIG. 14 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail here, examples ofwhich are shown in drawings. When referring to the drawings below,unless otherwise indicated, same numerals in different drawingsrepresent the same or similar elements. The examples described in thefollowing exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodimentsconsistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples ofdevices and methods consistent with some aspects of the application asdetailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in this application is only for the purpose ofdescribing particular embodiments, and is not intended to limit thisapplication. The singular forms “a”, “said”, and “the” used in thisapplication and the appended claims are also intended to include pluralforms unless the context clearly indicates other meanings.

It should be understood that the terms “first”, “second” and similarwords used in the specification and claims of this application do notrepresent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used todistinguish different components. Similarly, “an” or “a” and othersimilar words do not mean a quantity limit, but mean that there is atleast one; “multiple” or “a plurality of” means two or more than two.Unless otherwise noted, “front”, “rear”, “lower” and/or “upper” andsimilar words are for ease of description only and are not limited toone location or one spatial orientation. Similar words such as “include”or “comprise” mean that elements or objects appear before “include” or“comprise” cover elements or objects listed after “include” or“comprise” and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements orobjects. The term “a plurality of” mentioned in the present disclosureincludes two or more.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In thecase of no conflict, the following embodiments and features in theembodiments can be combined with each other.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 10 , the present disclosure discloses a plugconnector 100 including a housing 1, a built-in circuit board 2 partlylocated in the housing 1, a cable 3 electrically connected to thebuilt-in circuit board 2, a locking mechanism 4 installed in the housing1, and a pull strap 5 connected with the locking mechanism 4. In anembodiment of the present disclosure, the plug connector 100 is ahigh-speed interconnect plug connector, including but not limited to, aplug connector based on SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable), QSFP (QuadSmall Form Factor Pluggable), OSFP (Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable),QSFP-DD (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable-Double Density), SFP-DD (SmallForm Factor Pluggable-Double Density) or DSFP (Dual Chanel SmallForm-factor Pluggable). The plug connector 100 is used to mate with areceptacle connector (not shown) along a mating direction M so as torealize high-speed data transmission. Correspondingly, the receptacleconnector is a receptacle connector based on SFP (Small Form FactorPluggable), QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable), OSFP (Octal SmallForm Factor Pluggable), QSFP-DD (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable-DoubleDensity), SFP-DD (Small Form Factor Pluggable-Double Density) or DSFP(Dual Chanel Small Form-factor Pluggable).

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6 , in the illustrated embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the housing 1 includes a first housing 11 and a secondhousing 12. The housing 1 includes a mating surface 10 and two slots 13located on opposite sides (for example, a left side and a right side) ofthe plug connector 100 and extending through the mating surface 10. Theslots 13 can be used to mate with positioning protrusions (not shown) ofthe receptacle connector, which is beneficial to improve the insertionreliability of the plug connector 100.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 , the first housing 11 includes a first base111, a first extension portion 112 extending from the first base 111,and an extension plate 113 extending from the first extension portion112. The first extension portion 112 includes a first surface 1121 (forexample, an upper surface) and two openings 1122 extending through thefirst surface 1121 along a thickness direction T-T of the plug connector100. The openings 1122 are located on opposite sides (for example, aleft side and a right side) of the first extension portion 112 along awidth direction W-W of the plug connector 100. Referring to FIG. 7 , itis understandable to those skilled in the art that in the illustratedembodiment of the present disclosure, the mating direction M is arear-to-front direction, the width direction W-W is a left-rightdirection, and the thickness direction is a vertical direction. Themating direction M, the width direction W-W and the thickness directionT-T are perpendicular to each other. In the illustrated embodiment ofthe present disclosure, the first extension portion 112 includes twoconvex portions 114 which protrude downwardly along the thicknessdirection T-T and are located on opposite sides (for example, a leftside and a right side) of the first extension portion 112. Each convexportion 114 extends along the mating direction M. The convex portion 114includes a first front end surface 1140 and a locking portion 1141located at a front portion of the convex portion 114. In the illustratedembodiment of the present disclosure, the first front end surface 1140is a vertical surface. The locking portion 1141 is of a U-shapedconfiguration.

The second housing 12 includes a second base 121 and a second extensionportion 122 extending from the second base 121. The first base 111corresponds to the second base 121, wherein the first base 111 islocated above the second base 121 as a whole, and the first base 111 andthe second base 121 are aligned in the vertical direction. The firstextension portion 112 corresponds to the second extension portion 122,wherein the first extension portion 112 is located above the secondextension portion 122 as a whole, and the first extension portion 112and the second extension portion 122 are aligned in the verticaldirection. The second extension portion 122 includes a second front endsurface 1220. The first front end surface 1140 and the second front endsurface 1220 are aligned with each other in the thickness direction T-Tto jointly form the mating surface 10. The second extension portion 122includes a second surface 1221 (for example, a lower surface). The firstsurface 1121 and the second surface 1221 are disposed opposite to eachother along the thickness direction T-T. A front side of the secondextension portion 122 includes a locking slot 1222. In the illustratedembodiment of the present disclosure, the locking slot 1222 is of aU-shaped configuration. The locking portion 1141 is fixed in the lockingslot 1222 to prevent the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 frombeing separated from each other in the thickness direction T-T. Thesecond extension portion 122 further includes two positioning posts 1223on opposite sides. The positioning posts 1223 are used for positioningthe built-in circuit board 2. A rear side of the second extensionportion 122 is further provided with a limiting protrusion 1224 whichprotrudes into a corresponding opening 1122 along the thicknessdirection T-T.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the plugconnector 100 further includes a bolt 14 to assemble and fix the firstbase 111 and the second base 121. Of course, in other embodiments, thefirst housing 11 and the second housing 12 may be assembled through amutual locking structure (for example, a locking arm and a lockinggroove for mating with the locking arm).

Referring to FIGS. 7, 9 and 10 , the built-in circuit board 2 includes abase plate 21 at least partially clamped between the first extensionportion 112 and the second extension portion 122, and a tongue plate 22extending forward from the base plate 21. Opposite sides of the baseplate 21 include two positioning notches 211 matched with thepositioning posts 1223. At least one surface of the base plate 21 isprovided with a plurality of soldering pads 212 which are used forsoldering and fixing with the cable 3. In the illustrated embodiment ofthe present disclosure, two opposite surfaces (for example, an uppersurface and a lower surface) of the base plate 21 are respectivelyprovided with the soldering pads 212, which is beneficial to maximizethe use of the space of the base plate 21 as much as possible. Aplurality of conductive pads 221 are provided on at least one surface ofthe tongue plate 22. The conductive pads 221 are used to contact theconductive terminals (not shown) of the receptacle connector so as torealize data transmission. In the illustrated embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the two opposite surfaces (for example, the upper surfaceand the lower surface) of the tongue plate 22 are respectively providedwith the conductive pads 221, which is beneficial to maximize the use ofthe space of the tongue plate 22 as much as possible.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 , both the tongue plate 22 and the extensionplate 113 protrude beyond the mating surface 10 along the matingdirection M. In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure,only one extension plate 113 is provided on a side of the tongue plate22 along the thickness direction T-T of the plug connector 100. In otherwords, one side of the tongue plate 22 along the thickness direction T-Tof the plug connector 100 is provided with the extension plate 113.However, on another side of the tongue plate 22 opposite to theextension plate 113, there is no feature provided protruding beyond themating surface 10 along the mating direction M. The extension plate 113further protrudes beyond the tongue plate 22 along the mating directionM. In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, a length ofthe extension plate 113 protruding beyond the mating surface 10 alongthe mating direction M is L1, a length of the tongue plate 22 protrudingbeyond the mating surface along the mating direction M is L2, whereL1≥2*L2. With this arrangement, by appropriately increasing the lengthof the extension plate 113, when the plug connector 100 is inserted intothe receptacle connector, the extension plate 113 will contact thereceptacle connector as early as possible to achieve pre-positioning.This is also beneficial to protect the tongue plate 22 and avoidpossible damage to the tongue plate 22 due to incorrect insertion anglesor mismatched receptacle connectors. In addition, this design is alsobeneficial to increase the insertion depth of the plug connector 100 andimprove the mating reliability of the plug connector 100 with thereceptacle connector when the plug connector 100 is inserted in place.In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a value range of L1 is 12.0mm to 13.0 mm, and a value range of L2 is 3.8 mm to 3.9 mm. In anembodiment of the present disclosure, a width of the extension plate 113along the width direction W-W of the plug connector 100 falls within arange of 20.0 mm to 21.0 mm, and a width of the tongue plate 22 alongthe width direction W-W of the plug connector 100 falls within a rangeof 18.0 mm to 19.0 mm. The width of the extension plate 113 is slightlylarger than the width of the tongue plate 22, so that the tongue plate22 can be protected by the extension plate 113 to some extent.

The slot 13 is provided on the first extension portion 112; or the slot13 is provided on the second extension portion 122; or the slot 13 isformed between the first extension portion 112 and the second extensionportion 122 in the thickness direction T-T of the plug connector 100. Inthe illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the slot 13 isprovided on the convex portion 114. The slot 13 extends backwardly tocommunicate with the corresponding opening 1122. A distance between theslot 13 and the first surface 1121 in the thickness direction T-T issmaller than a distance between the slot 13 and the second surface 1221.In other words, the slot 13 is arranged on an upper side.

Referring to FIGS. 9 to 16 , the locking mechanism 4 includes twolocking arms 41 installed on two inner and opposite sides of the secondhousing 12, a driving member 42 mated with the locking arms 41, and tworeturn springs 43 mated with the locking arms 41, respectively.

Each locking arm 41 includes a locking protrusion 411 located at a frontend of the locking arm 41, an abutting portion 412 located at a rear endof the locking arm 41, and a pivot portion 413 located between thelocking protrusion 411 and the abutting portion 412. The locking arm 41is rotatable around the pivot portion 413. The slot 13 extendsbackwardly to be adjacent to the locking protrusion 411. Thisarrangement increases a length of each slot 13 along the matingdirection M and is beneficial to increase an insertion depth of the plugconnector 100, thereby improving the insertion reliability of the plugconnector 100.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the returnspring 43 is a compression spring. One end of the compression springabuts against the top of the locking arm 41; and another end of thecompression spring abuts against a lower surface of the first extensionportion 112. A contact position of the locking protrusion 411 and thelocking arm 41, and a contact position of the return spring 43 and thelocking arm 41 are located on two sides of the pivot portion 413,respectively. With this arrangement, the locking arm 41 is equivalent toa seesaw of which a fulcrum is the pivot portion 413. When no externalforce is applied, under the action of the compression spring, thelocking protrusion 411 is located in the corresponding opening 1122 andprotrudes upwardly beyond the first surface 1121. Under this condition,the locking protrusion 411 can be matched with a corresponding lockingstructure of the receptacle connector, that is, this state is a lockingstate when the plug connector 100 is inserted into the receptacleconnector.

As shown in FIG. 5 , each limiting protrusion 1224 is located outsidethe corresponding locking protrusion 411 along the width direction W-Wof the plug connector 100 so as to limit the locking protrusion 411.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, in order tobetter fix the compression spring, each locking arm 41 further includesa mounting post 414. One end of the compression spring is sleeved on themounting post 414 to prevent the compression spring from leaving itsoriginal position after being stressed.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the pivotportion 413 includes a pivot hole. The first housing 11 includes a pivotshaft 116 that matches with the pivot hole. The pivot shaft 116 isintegrally formed on the first housing 11. The locking arm 41 isrotatable around the pivot shaft 116 under the action of the externalforce. Of course, in other embodiments, the pivot shaft 116 may also beintegrally formed on the second housing 12; or the pivot shaft 116 is aseparate shaft assembled to the first housing 11 and/or the secondhousing 12.

Of course, in other embodiments, the return spring 43 may also be atension spring. One end of the tension spring is fixed to the lockingarm 41, and the other end of the tension spring is fixed to the housing1.

In addition, each locking arm 41 further includes a first recess 415located between the abutting portion 412 and the pivot portion 413, andan inner abutting surface 412 a exposed in the first recess 415. In theillustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the first recess 415is located below the mounting post 414 and is aligned with the mountingpost 414 in the vertical direction. The inner abutting surface 412 a isprovided on the abutting portion 412. In the illustrated embodiment ofthe present disclosure, the inner abutting surface 412 a is an inclinedsurface.

The driving member 42 is connected to the pull strap 5. The drivingmember 42 includes two driving arms 421 located on opposite sides and aconnecting rod 422 which connects the two driving arms 421. Each drivingarm 421 is located at a rear end of the corresponding locking arm 41 andabuts against the locking arm 41. Each driving arm 421 includes aprotruding portion 4211 received in the first recess 415, a secondrecess 4212 for receiving the abutting portion 412, a base portion 4213connected to the protruding portion 4211 and a fixing portion 4214protruding backwardly from the base portion 4213. The protruding portion4211 includes an outer abutting surface 4211 a which abuts against theinner abutting surface 412 a. In the illustrated embodiment of thepresent disclosure, the outer abutting surface 4211 a is a curvedsurface. Through the cooperation of the curved surface and the inclinedsurface, the smoothness of the interaction between the driving arm 421and the locking arm 41 is improved. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 , thebase portion 4213 is provided with a protrusion 4213 a extendingupwardly. The first housing 11 includes a limiting slot 115. Theprotrusion 4213 a is movable in the limiting slot 115 under the actionof external force. In the illustrated embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the fixing portion 4214 is insert-molded in the pull strap5. The connecting rod 422 connects the base portions 4213 of the twodriving arms 421 to strengthen the structure of the driving member 42,improve the stability of the driving member 42 when moving, and improvethe synchronization of the movement of the two locking arms 41.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the pull strap 5 includes a first connectingportion 51 and a second connecting portion 52 which are respectivelyconnected to the fixing portions 4214 of the two locking arms 41. Thefirst connecting portion 51 and the second connecting portion 52respectively extend in a vertical direction and are parallel to eachother. In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, thefirst connecting portion 51 and the second connecting portion 52 areboth L-shaped. The pull strap 5 further includes a bridge portion 53connecting the first connecting portion 51 and the second connectingportion 52. The bridge portion 53 extends in a horizontal direction.

The pull strap 5 is movable in a direction opposite to the matingdirection M under the pulling of the external force, so as to directlyor indirectly drive the locking protrusions 411 to move away from thefirst surface 1121 in the thickness direction T-T. Specifically,referring to FIGS. 14 and 16 , in the illustrated embodiment of thepresent disclosure, when the pull strap 5 moves in the directionopposite to the mating direction M under the pulling of the externalforce, each outer abutting surface 4211 a of the protruding portion 4211abuts against the inner abutting surface 412 a of the abutting portion412, and slides on the inner abutting surface 412 a. Under thiscondition, an upward force is generated to move the abutting portions412 upwardly and compress the compression springs. At the same time, thelocking protrusions 411 move downwardly to move away from the firstsurface 1121. This state is an unlocked state of the plug connector 100.

When the external force is removed, the return springs 43 releaseelastic force, so that the abutting portions 412 move downwardly. At thesame time, the locking protrusions 411 move upwardly, and the lockingarms 41 return to their original positions.

In the present disclosure, the two return springs 43 are provided tomake the force of the locking arms 41 more even, which improves thestability of the movement of the locking arms 41.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present disclosureand not to limit the technical solutions described in the presentdisclosure. The understanding of this specification should be based onthose skilled in the art. Descriptions of directions, although they havebeen described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiments of thepresent disclosure, those skilled in the art should understand thatmodifications or equivalent substitutions can still be made to theapplication, and all technical solutions and improvements that do notdepart from the spirit and scope of the application should be covered bythe claims of the application.

What is claimed is:
 1. A plug connector, comprising: a housing, thehousing comprising a mating surface; a built-in circuit board, thebuilt-in circuit board being partially located in the housing, thebuilt-in circuit board comprising a tongue plate and a plurality ofconductive pads provided on the tongue plate; and a cable, the cablebeing electrically connected to the built-in circuit board; wherein thehousing comprises an extension plate extending along a mating directionof the plug connector; both the tongue plate and the extension plateprotrude beyond the mating surface along the mating direction; and theextension plate further protrudes beyond the tongue plate along themating direction; and wherein each lateral side of the plug connectordefines a slot extending through the mating surface.
 2. The plugconnector according to claim 1, wherein a length of the extension plateprotruding beyond the mating surface along the mating direction is L1,and a length of the tongue plate protruding beyond the mating surfacealong the mating direction is L2, where L1≥2*L2.
 3. The plug connectoraccording to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a first housing anda second housing, the first housing comprises a first base and a firstextension portion extending from the first base, the second housingcomprises a second base and a second extension portion extending fromthe second base, the first base corresponds to the second base in athickness direction of the plug connector, the first extension portioncorresponds to the second extension portion in the thickness direction,and the extension plate extends from the first extension portion alongthe mating direction.
 4. The plug connector according to claim 3,wherein each slot is provided on the first extension portion; or eachslot is provided on the second extension portion; or each slot is formedbetween the first extension portion and the second extension portion inthe thickness direction.
 5. The plug connector according to claim 3,wherein the first extension portion comprises two convex portionslocated on opposite sides of the first extension portion, each convexportion protrudes along the thickness direction of the plug connectorand extends along the mating direction, and each slot is provided on acorresponding convex portion.
 6. The plug connector according to claim5, wherein each convex portion comprises a first front end surface, thesecond extension portion comprises a second front end surface, the firstfront end surface and the second front end surface are aligned with eachother in the thickness direction so as to jointly form the matingsurface.
 7. The plug connector according to claim 5, wherein a frontside of the convex portion comprises a locking portion, a front side ofthe second extension portion comprises a locking slot, the lockingportion is fixed in the locking slot so as to prevent the first housingand the second housing from being separated from each other in thethickness direction.
 8. The plug connector according to claim 3, furthercomprising a pair of locking protrusions located on opposite sides ofthe plug connector, each locking protrusion protruding beyond thehousing along the thickness direction of the plug connector; whereineach slot extends backwardly to be adjacent to a corresponding lockingprotrusion.
 9. The plug connector according to claim 8, wherein thefirst extension portion comprises a first surface and two openingsextending through the first surface along the thickness direction, thetwo openings are located on opposite sides of the first extensionportion, and the locking protrusions are located in the openings,respectively and protrude beyond the first surface along the thicknessdirection.
 10. The plug connector according to claim 9, wherein thesecond extension portion comprises a second surface, the first surfaceand the second surface are disposed opposite to each other along thethickness direction, and a distance between the slot and the firstsurface in the thickness direction is smaller than a distance betweenthe slot and the second surface.
 11. The plug connector according toclaim 9, wherein a rear side of the second extension portion comprisestwo limiting protrusions, each limiting protrusion protrudes into acorresponding opening along the thickness direction, each limitingprotrusion is located outside the corresponding locking protrusion alonga width direction of the plug connector so as to limit the correspondinglocking protrusion.
 12. The plug connector according to claim 3, furthercomprising a bolt to assemble and fix the first base and the secondbase, the built-in circuit board being at least partially clampedbetween the first extension portion and the second extension portion,the second extension portion comprising two positioning posts, oppositesides of the built-in circuit board defining positioning notches matchedwith the positioning posts, and the plurality of conductive pads beinglocated on opposite surfaces of the tongue plate.
 13. The plug connectoraccording to claim 8, further comprising a pull strap, the pull strapbeing movable in a direction opposite to the mating direction underpulling of an external force so as to directly or indirectly drive thelocking protrusion to move away from the first surface along thethickness direction.
 14. The plug connector according to claim 13,further comprising two locking arms installed on opposite sides of thesecond housing and a driving member mated with the locking arms, eachlocking protrusion being located at a front end of the locking arm, andthe driving member being connected with the pull strap; wherein eachlocking arm further comprises an abutting portion located at a rear endof the locking arm, and a pivot portion located between the lockingprotrusion and the abutting portion; and wherein each locking arm isrotatable around a corresponding pivot portion under the action of theexternal force.
 15. The plug connector according to claim 14, furthercomprising two return springs, each return spring being mated with acorresponding locking arm and adapted to return the correspondinglocking arm to an original position after the external force is removed.16. The plug connector according to claim 14, wherein the pivot portioncomprises a pivot hole, the plug connector comprises a pivot shaftreceived in the pivot hole, each locking arm comprises a first recesslocated between the abutting portion and the pivot hole, and an innerabutting surface exposed in the first recess; wherein the driving membercomprises two driving arms located on opposite sides of the drivingmember, each driving arm comprises a protruding portion received in thefirst recess and a second recess adapted to receive the abuttingportion, and the protruding portion comprises an outer abutting surfaceadapted to abut against the inner abutting surface.
 17. The plugconnector according to claim 16, wherein the inner abutting surface isan inclined surface, and the outer abutting surface is a curved surface;wherein each driving arm comprises a base portion and a fixing portionprotruding from the base portion, the base portion comprises aprotrusion, the first housing comprises two limiting slots, theprotrusion is movable in a corresponding limiting slot under the actionof the external force, and the fixing portion is insert-molded in thepull strap; and wherein the driving member comprises a connecting rodconnecting the base portions of the two driving arms.
 18. A plugconnector, comprising: a housing comprising a mating surface; a built-incircuit board partially located in the housing, the built-in circuitboard comprising a tongue plate and a plurality of conductive padsprovided on the tongue plate; and a cable electrically connected to thebuilt-in circuit board; wherein the housing comprises an extension plateextending along a mating direction of the plug connector; both thetongue plate and the extension plate protrude beyond the mating surfacealong the mating direction; and the extension plate further protrudesbeyond the tongue plate along the mating direction; and wherein a lengthof the extension plate protruding beyond the mating surface along themating direction is L1, and a length of the tongue plate protrudingbeyond the mating surface along the mating direction is L2, whereL1≥2*L2.
 19. The plug connector according to claim 18, wherein on oneside of the tongue plate along a thickness direction perpendicular tothe mating direction, only one extension plate is provided protrudingbeyond the mating surface along the mating direction; and on anotherside of the tongue plate opposite to the extension plate along thethickness direction, no feature is provided protruding beyond the matingsurface along the mating direction.
 20. A plug connector, comprising: ahousing comprising a mating surface; a built-in circuit board partiallylocated in the housing, the built-in circuit board comprising a tongueplate and a plurality of conductive pads provided on the tongue plate;and a cable electrically connected to the built-in circuit board;wherein the housing comprises an extension plate extending along amating direction of the plug connector; both the tongue plate and theextension plate protrude beyond the mating surface along the matingdirection; and the extension plate further protrudes beyond the tongueplate along the mating direction; wherein a length of the extensionplate protruding beyond the mating surface along the mating direction isL1, a length of the tongue plate protruding beyond the mating surfacealong the mating direction is L2, a value range of L1 is 12.0 mm to 13.0mm, and a value range of L2 is 3.8 mm to 3.9 mm; and wherein a width ofthe extension plate along a width direction perpendicular to the matingdirection falls within a range of 20.0 mm to 21.0 mm, and a width of thetongue plate along the width direction falls within a range of 18.0 mmto 19.0 mm.